Monthly Archives: <span>April 2011</span>

Illinois Jury Sides with Victim in Deadly Trench Collapse

A jury in southwestern Illinois has awarded $3.7 million to the family of one of two construction workers killed in a trench collapse more than three years ago. Thirty-seven-year-old Ron Yankey of Ellis Grove and a 48-year-old co-worker died in …

Indiana Collision Shops Feeling Crunched

Collision repair shops are taking a hit. Today’s automobiles are safer, fuel-efficient and generally more technologically advanced than vehicles built years ago. Those strides have resulted in an array of on-board gadgetry that is costly to replace after a crash. …

Flagship Services Group Launches Medicare Compliance Solutions

Flagship Services Group, Inc., a Colorado-based company providing Medicare compliance for insurance carriers, self-insured entities, attorneys, and state and local government agencies, announced end-to-end solutions combining best practices for the claims, legal, and medical fields in order to manage claims …

P/C Industry Depends Too Much on Catastrophe Models, Says Pioneer Clark

Catastrophe models are a great risk management tool for property/casualty insurers but even the person who created the first one is worried that they are being given more credit and influence than they deserve. Karen Clark is an expert in …

How to Navigate Claims Negotiations

Whether working on a first or third party claim, an adjuster will undoubtedly run into a situation where resolution is stalled. Adjusters utilize negotiation techniques to resolve such claims and it is important for them to hone these skills throughout …

Premier Group Insurance to Enter New States and Expand Operations – Appoints Rex Hickling as President

Denver, April 19 2011 – Premier Group Insurance, Inc. announced today the further expansion of its agency Property & Casualty group of more than 100 licensed agents into additional targeted states in the West. Leading the strategic expansion will be …

Oregon Bill Would Let Illegal Immigrants Drive

Oregon lawmakers will hear from the public Monday about giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, a proposal that’s certain to spark powerful emotions but unlikely to become law. The Senate Transportation and Economic Development Committee will hear from the public …

California Business Owner Arrested for Insurance Fraud

Teresa Reif, 31, was arrested on multiple counts of suspected workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, including under-reporting $10,567,776.69 in payroll, according to California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. In addition, she reportedly avoided paying a total of $2,957,089.20 in insurance premium. …

Delaware House Fire Considered Arson

State fire investigators say a house fire near Woodside was arson. The blaze was reported shortly before midnight Wednesday in a home on Walnut Shade Road. Firefighters from Camden-Wyoming, Felton and Magnolia brought the blaze under control within 20 minutes. …

Storm’s Fury Leaves at Least 39 Dead

A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail as big as softballs has left at least 39 people dead on a rampage that stretched for days as it barreled from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia. …